Hi Kat, not sure I've introduced myself to you, or welcomed you to the blog. I'm Lindsey (Lins), I've got Cassie, 2.5 yr old bitch , Louis (an 8 yr old GSD) and Bailey, 2.5 tonne at 7 mths dog! I had never used a cage before, but took everyone's advice and bought a second hand one for £20. It was great when Bailey was too young to go out when I took the others out, and I thought that by now I would have been able to put it away. But they all use it on occasion, even my Dad's two dogs, who are staying with me at the moment, so I guess it's here to stay. House-training, well I work so it's taken me longer than those who don't, and I still get the odd accident. Puppy training pads were good, especially for clearing up, but now I find that Cassie will assume that a mat is a training pad, and sometimes still pees on them, so I wouldn't use them again!
Karen, it was a bad fall, and now everything aches - that's the second time they've done that to me - I need eyes in the back of my head!